Good News Club
(1st-3rd June 2009)

"Train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old, he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6)

My experience with Good News Club goes a long way back to the eighties. Shortly after one of the clubs ended, I came to know that one child, who accepted Christ earlier during one of the club meetings, died suddenly. This event led me to realize the importance of reaching out to children, regardless of their age. From then on, I have had a great burden for the children's ministry.

This year, I thank God for the opportunity to have another Good News Club in my house. Hannah and I planned and prayed for this over a period of two months. God has blessed us richly with many helpers who came forward to help. We thank God also for the good turn out from the tracting that we all did. Many of the children heard the gospel for the first time. Five children prayed with the counsellors the sinner's prayer. We hope to follow up with visitations, correspondence courses, outings, holiday meetings and VBS.

Sis. Gim Choon

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The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but thatall should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9
The Lord is good for His marvelous blessings upon us. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the church for praying for this work. We have seen God's goodness in blessing the Good News Club held from the 1st to the 3rd of June at sister Gim Choon's house. God answered prayers in enabling sister Gim Choon to open her house without any difficulty. The theme of the lessons for the three days of Good News Club was "One Way", using the Child Evangelism Fellowship materials. We saw God's hand in the providing of co-labourers. I have been personally encouraged by Gracians who willingly made time to help in the cutting and preparing of art and craft materials, distribution of Good News Club invites, fetching children to and from Hougang to Sengkang, various teaching activities on all three days of the Good News Club as well as the refreshment and counseling activities.

We were pleasantly surprised when one of the children who came also made jelly for the children on the last day of the Good News Club. All the help that was rendered in the above helped to contribute to the smooth running of the Good News Club.

God blessed us by overseeing the work and bringing in the children for the three days. We had 8 children come on the first day, 12 on the second day and 11 on the third day (later one returned home with his mother because he was not feeling well). After giving out invitations to the block where sister Gim Choon stays, plus two other surrounding blocks and a nearby school, we are especially grateful to the Lord to bring six children from the same block where sister Gim Choon stays and four from the nearby school where invitations were distributed. Out of the six from the block, three were from sister Gim Choon's tuition contacts. The other children who came, were children related to Gracians. The fact that they too were able to come was also by the grace of God.

For the many children who came, it was their first time hearing about Jesus.

It was a further blessing to us when the Lord touched five children's hearts to help them see that Jesus was the only way for them to be forgiven of their sins. Truly all glory be to His name.

The work of the Good News Club is not really over yet. In fact it is just the beginning. We covet your prayers for God's guidance and wisdom for sister Gim Choon and myself as we plan to follow-up these children.

Report by Hannah Yeo